Volunteers

This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Sight!!!

DID YOU KNOW a donation to Prevent Blindness Nebraska helps a preschool child obtain a vision screening; or a group of adults the opportunity to learn about the aging eye; or adults or children without a source of care obtain a routine eye exam or glasses? Your generosity through a simple online donation helps people in need see a brighter future.  Please take a moment to change someone's life!

Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful!  Helen Keller  

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About Prevent Blindness Nebraska:

Prevent Blindness Nebraska is a non-profit organization whose goal is the prevention of needless blindness through proactive programs of children’s and adult vision screening, public and professional education, and volunteer training for national Vision Screener certification.

Our goals include reaching at risk Nebraskans with one-on-one vision screening and educational assistance as well as preventing those tragic cases where vision loss occurs unnecessarily because of accidents or lack of accurate information about eye health and disease.

Prevent Blindness Nebraska was founded in 1970 and is governed by a local volunteer Board of Directors.  Our premise is that half of all blindness can be prevented. Prevent Blindness Nebraska is a proud member agency of Community Health Charities Nebraska.

ur vision is that all Nebraskan's enjoy a lifetime of good vision.

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Important resources help those in need!

SIGHT FOR STUDENTS is a program for children whose families earn up to 200% of the federal poverty level.  (Children who are below the poverty level usually qualify for Medicaid services).  ‘Sight for Students’ is not available for recipients of Medicaid.  Students are eligible to participate up to age 18, or until graduation from high school.  The student or parent must be a U.S. citizen or documented immigrant with a social security number.  A child may use the Sight for Students program once every 12 months.    Click here for VSP Sight for Students Application

HEALTHY EYES EYEGLASS PROGRAM is a program for individuals who have a recent eyeglass prescription, without the means to pay for glasses.  Click here for application:  Healthy Eyes Eyeglass Application     

Qualifications include:

• are at 200% of the current Federal Poverty Guidelines;
• do not have any other eyeglass benefits they can access;
• have a valid eyeglass prescription that is less than two years old;
• have participated in a Prevent Blindness screening program or have been referred by a Prevent Blindness partner agency; and
• have not previously participated in this program (unless there has been a change in their prescription or their eyeglasses have been damaged beyond repair).

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RESOURCES for individuals in need of assistance:  VSP Sight for Students and the Healthy Eyes Eyeglass Program:

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Teachers, click here for curriculum geared towards Pre-K through 6th grade:  Teacher Resources.

        Click here for information how to receive your FREE copy:  Children's Sports Eye Safety

Click HERE to go to the Head Start Vision Resource Center   

 Learn more about vision related issues to raise awareness of how to help prevent blindness and preserve sight by clicking this link:  Vision Facts and Resources   

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   Prevent Blindness Nebraska's KidVision Program going strong!

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Carmen Bunde using SureSight Screener

Click here to link to the story from KHAS-TV Channel 5 in Hastings, produced on Saturday, March 28:

KHAS 5 Story about Adam's County Health Fair...look for KidVision screening

Click here to link to the Hastings Tribune article

Hastings Tribune story highlighting Prevent Blindness's KidVision screening program

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  The Importance of Glaucoma Screening    

Prevent Blindness Nebraska Board Member, Dr. Sushma Rai from UNMC Physicians talks about the importance of early detection of Glaucoma.  Click here to watch the video or read the story from KETV Channel 7 on Thursday March 12:

KETV 7 Story about Early Detection of Glaucoma

Our Partners:  Read about the organizations and individuals who have supported

Prevent Blindness Nebraska:   Special Thanks

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Prevent Blindness Nebraska is a PROUD member agency of

Community Health Charities of Nebraska!

Prevent Blindness Nebraska is using the O!      

Omaha's O! campaign has caught fire in the city.  Prevent Blindness Nebraska is also participating, with a recently designed O! of its own.  The O! campaign was created in 2003 to be a tool Omahans could use to become more actively involved in promoting this vibrant, dynamic city.  It's hard to miss what many refer to as the, "O!plosion" taking place around town with countless examples of creative O! usage and marketing campaigns.

Justin Schillerberg from Justin's Art- Illustrations and Design www.justins-art.com is the designer of Prevent Blindness Nebraska's O!

Patricia Hunter from Transcendental Web Services and founder of Social Fusion www.tws-webservices.com and www.socialfusion.info coordinator for Prevent Blindness Nebraska's O!